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How to bounce back from recession? Grant Shapps might knowhttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/2012/sep/03/bounce-back-recession-grant-shapps
Ebook written under pseudonym used by minister tells readers to keep cool and weave a shawl to beat the recession<p>What is &quot;ree-dic-clu-ous&quot;? Who are the hungry hippos of the business jungles and swamps? How can you emulate your nemesis? The answers to all these pertinent questions – and much more – can be found in How to Bounce Back from Recession, a <a href="http://www.howtobouncebackfromrecession.com/michaelgreen/BounceBackFromRecession.pdf" title="">34-page ebook</a> [pdf] by &quot;Michael Green&quot;, a pseudonym that has been used by the housing minister, Grant Shapps, who is tipped for promotion to the cabinet on Tuesday.</p><p>At first, it reads like any other well-meaning, if poorly written, self-help book. If you lose your job, advises Green, think of it as an opportunity. &quot;Change Is Good,&quot; he writes. &quot;Really, it is!&quot; It's a chance to take up new hobbies – &quot;weaving a shawl&quot;, for example – or, yes, &quot;to emulate your nemesis&quot; and found a new business to rival that of your all-too-successful neighbour.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/2012/sep/03/bounce-back-recession-grant-shapps">Continue reading...</a>Grant ShappsEbooksPoliticsTechnologyBooksRecessionEconomicsBusinessUK newsMon, 03 Sep 2012 17:57:55 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/2012/sep/03/bounce-back-recession-grant-shappsMartin Argles/GuardianGrant Shapps wrote the 34-page How to Bounce Back from Recession under the name Michael Green. Photograph: Martin Argles for the GuardianMartin Argles/GuardianGrant Shapps wrote the 34-page How to Bounce Back from Recession under the name Michael Green. Photograph: Martin Argles for the GuardianPatrick Kingsley2012-09-03T17:57:55ZQuakebook: the online story helping deliver aid in Japanhttp://www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2011/apr/14/quakebook-online-story-aid-japan
Single Twitter post snowballed into an ebook which will give all proceeds to aid charities<p>What began as a simple post on Twitter from a British resident of Japan who wanted to help in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami has now reached fruition in the form of an online publishing project that will see much-needed aid finding its way to tens of thousands of survivors.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2011/apr/14/quakebook-online-story-aid-japan">Continue reading...</a>Japan disasterEbooksJapanAmazon.comNatural disasters and extreme weatherAidWorld newsAsia PacificThu, 14 Apr 2011 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2011/apr/14/quakebook-online-story-aid-japanJustin McCurry in Tokyo2011-04-14T08:14:00Z